'''Lemon cakes''' are a type of [[lemon]]-flavored small sweet baked dessert [[w:cake|cake]], often served at feasts. They are a favorite of [[Sansa Stark]].{{ref|agot|29}}{{ref|asos|6}}{{Ref|aFfC|4}} Lord [[Robert Arryn]] also loves lemon cakes, after [[Alayne Stone]] told them they were her favorites.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}<ref name="twow">''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref>

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===''A Game of Thrones''===

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Lemon cakes are served in Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]'s wheelhouse,{{ref|agot|15}} and at the feast for the [[Hand's Tourney]].{{ref|agot|29}}

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===''A Clash of Kings''===

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Lemon cakes in the shape of roses are served at King [[Renly Baratheon]]'s feast for the [[Melee at Bitterbridge]].{{ref|acok|22}}

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===''A Storm of Swords''===

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[[Sansa Stark]]'s love for lemon cakes is so well known that [[Varys]] informs the [[Tyrell]] party, who prepare the delicacy for her first meeting with [[Margaery Tyrell]] and her family.{{ref|asos|6}}

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===''A Feast for Crows''===

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At the [[Gates of the Moon]], when [[Petyr Baelish]] tells Sansa Stark he has brought her a gift, something better than gowns or jewels, she asks him if he has brought lemons, as she has promised young Lord [[Robert Arryn]] lemon cake.{{ref|affc|41}}

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===''A Dance with Dragons''===

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In the [[House of Black and White]], the [[kindly man]] gives [[Arya Stark]] a drink that is so tart, she compares it to biting into a lemon, which reminds her of [[Sansa Stark|a girl]] she once knew who loved lemon cakes.{{ref|aDwD|64}}

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===''The Winds of Winter''===

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{{Warning|This information has thus far been released in a sample chapter for ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', and might therefore not be in finalized form. Keep in mind that the content as described below is still subject to change.}}

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[[Petyr Baelish]] acquires every [[lemon]] in the [[Vale]] for a twelve-foot-tall lemon cake in the shape of the [[Giant's Lance]] for the feast before a [[tourney]] to select the [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]], to please Lord [[Robert Arryn]] and [[Alayne Stone]].<ref name="twow" />

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{{Quote|Lemony lemony lemon cakes…and you can have as many as you like. {{Ref|aFfC|41}}}}

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{{Quote|'''Alerie''':You must be very hungry. Shall we have a bite of boar together, and some lemon cakes?<br>'''Sansa''': Lemon cakes are my favorite.<br>'''Olenna''': So we have been told. That [[Varys]] creature seemed to think we should be grateful for the information.{{ref|asos|6}}|[[Alerie Tyrell]], [[Sansa Stark]], and [[Olenna Tyrell]]}}

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[[Alayne Stone]], tyring to coax a petulant Lord [[Robert Arryn]] to get dressed for the long descent to the [[Gates of the Moon]].

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{{Quote|Lemony lemony lemon cakes... and you can have as many as you like.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}|[[Alayne Stone]], tyring to coax a petulant Lord [[Robert Arryn]] to get dressed for the long descent to the [[Gates of the Moon]]}}

A Storm of Swords

A Feast for Crows

At the Gates of the Moon, when Petyr Baelish tells Sansa Stark he has brought her a gift, something better than gowns or jewels, she asks him if he has brought lemons, as she has promised young Lord Robert Arryn lemon cake.[4]

A Dance with Dragons

The Winds of Winter

Warning This information has thus far been released in a sample chapter for The Winds of Winter, and might therefore not be in finalized form. Keep in mind that the content as described below is still subject to change.

Quotes

Alerie:You must be very hungry. Shall we have a bite of boar together, and some lemon cakes?Sansa: Lemon cakes are my favorite.Olenna: So we have been told. That Varys creature seemed to think we should be grateful for the information.[2]